Book · 2021 · Biography & Autobiography
The Empathy Diaries
A Memoir
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But her new book The empathy Diaries is a memoir and it's beautiful it is simply beautiful it works on so many levels.
Why people recommend it
The Empathy Diaries by Sherry Turkle is a deeply moving and revealing memoir that traces the author's personal journey, family dynamics, and intellectual evolution as a pioneering scholar of technology and human psychology. On an episode of The Book Review podcast, critic Dwight Garner offered an enthusiastic review of the book, calling it a simply beautiful memoir that operates successfully on multiple levels. Garner was so impressed by the publication that he declared his intention to purchase multiple copies to give away as gifts alongside one for himself. Furthermore, on an episode of EconTalk, host Russ Roberts engaged in an extensive discussion with the author about the memoir, describing certain passages as heartbreaking while others were profoundly illuminating. Roberts and Sherry Turkle explored key themes from the book, including her childhood experiences, her complex relationship with her family, and the profound personal insights she gained over the course of her life. Together, these podcast segments highlighted the memoir's rare combination of emotional vulnerability, intellectual clarity, and literary grace, establishing it as an unforgettable read for a wide audience.
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Dwight Garner but her new book The empathy Diaries is a memoir and it's beautiful it is simply beautiful it works on so m… 2
“but her new book The empathy Diaries is a memoir and it's beautiful it is simply beautiful it works on so many levels”
“Dwight the empathy Diaries by Sher turl and I will not only keep it I will buy three copies two to give away at Christmas and one for myself”
Russ Roberts it's a heartbreaking book in many passages it is an illuminating book in others it's a it's um it's an incr… 1
“it's a heartbreaking book in many passages it is an illuminating book in others it's a it's um it's an incredible read uh you you mention how um your mother divorced your birth father when you were young and kept the two of you apart for reasons you eventually come to appreciate and talk about the book”
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Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“her latest book is the empathy diaries a memoir”
“and it turns out that readers of the book will find out that i didn't have the best birth father”
“the empathy diaries isn't supposed to be me showing that i'm i'm so great i'm empathic with other people look at me i'm empathic with my student”
“this is something i try to talk about a little bit in in the empathy diaries in other words um empathy is an active it's an active thing”
“her book is the empathy diary”